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1. which would you rather work with male or female nurses?

   NurseDad replied to fairness's topic in Men

   Okay, call me sexist, but I prefer working with female nurses because they look a LOT better from behind while wearing white scrubs and red panties!

2. Inwhich department and why ?

   NurseDad replied to hrmgtm's topic in Men

   I'm a pediatric nurse and have been for 13 years. I'm rather proud of the fact that I have trained almost every female nurse that works my shift. As a nurse and a dad, I can say that I'm proficient at what I do and I help heal my babies and kids with...

3. Baby wipes?

   NurseDad replied to cnsqdb's topic in Safety

   We have to use wet wash cloths on our peds unit. The hospital is worried about lawsuits from allergic reactions to the baby wipes. I don't understand that... we have allergic reactions to silk tape on IVs... reactions from Pampers... reactions to ant...

4. PALS for LPN's

   NurseDad posted a topic in Pediatric

   The facility I work for is making me (an LPN) becme PALS certified. Since I am full-time peds, it is good to have the knowledge that PALS affords, but because I am an LPN I can't put the knowledge to good practice. I can't do IV pushes, can't intubat...

5. FTT in breastfed infants?

   NurseDad replied to BeachNurse's topic in Pediatric

   Unfortunately, our facility is in a very impoverished area. Most of our FTT breastfed babies are either victims of neglect or the mother's general health is poor due to lack of proper nutrition. In such case, we normally place the child on a 24 cal s...

6. Survey:When you are the patient or family member, do you identify yourself as a nurse

   NurseDad replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I usually don't ID myself. My mother normally does that for me. If she is admitted to the hospital she will introduce me as "my son, the family nurse". When my father had a CVA 3 1/2 years ago, my mother told the neurologist and the neurosurgeon that...

7. Peadiatric or ER

   NurseDad replied to Paris's topic in Pediatric

   I've been pulled to work ER several times and I hated it. Everything is different there from what I'm used to on the floor. The charting is different, admitting and discharging is different, working with the MDs is different- I'd prefer to stay on Pe...